The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has apprehended a 46-year-old bricklayer, Chukwudi Ugankwo, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos, after testing positive to drug ingestion. Read more
It was learnt that Ugamkwo ingested 83 wraps of cocaine, weighing two kilogrammes. The NDLEA said it was one of the highest quantities of drugs ingested at a time by a suspect this year.
NDLEA Airport Commander, Hamza Umar, said Ugankwo was on his way back from Brazil when he was caught.
He said, “Ugankwo was detected with the help of scanning machines during the screening of passengers on an Asky Airline flight. The case is under investigation.”
Ugankwo, who was said to have four children, lived at Alor village, Anambra State.
He said, “I am a bricklayer at Alor. I was lured into selling our family land in other to travel out in search of job opportunities.
“I got to Brazil on July 10, 2013; things were not as rosy as I hoped because I could not get any job. That was when the idea of drug trafficking was sold to me. I had to swallow 83 wraps of cocaine.”
Chairman of the NDLEA, Mr. Ahmadu Giade, told PUNCH Metro that drug barons had now resorted to recruiting drug couriers from the villages.
He said, “Recent investigations have shown that drug barons now have agents who move from village to village in search of drug mules. Members of the public are urged to turn down such requests.”
In another development, Nigeria’s most beautiful girl 2013, Miss Anna Banner has been cleared by the NDLEA for the forthcoming Miss World Beauty contest in Indonesia.
Banner was received at the NDLEA headquarters at Ikoyi by the Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Ofoyeju Mitchell, on behalf of Giade.
He said, “We are optimistic that you will fly the country’s flag high above others. Your request for visa clearance certificate was approved on merit having met the stipulated requirements.
“NDLEA visa clearance is a policy where Nigerians travelling to drug source countries are screened by the Agency and recommended to embassies for visa issuance.”
Culled from Punch newspaper
Culled from Punch newspaper
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